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H. s. JENNE EGG CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.29,1912.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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EGG CARRIER.

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Patented. Feb. 9, 1915.

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EGG CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29, 1912.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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EGG-CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

Application filed March 29, 1912. Serial No. 687,190.

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Carriers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My invention relates to egg carriers, and it has for its object to provide a convenlent container for transporting eggs in small quantities, as by the dozen, and which may be formed readily from a flat blank.

A further object of my invention is to provide a carrier of such construction as to permit the eggs to be inspected or candled without removing them from the container.

Still another object of the present improvement resides in providing a seal for the carrier, so that, if desirable, when the cover is closed, the boX can not be opened without breaking or destroying some portion of the sam To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation of the blank from which the carrier, as disclosed in the present embodiment, is formed; Fig. 2 is a view in elevation, showing the blank partially folded, with the egg cells in position, the cover section being Similar reference numerals throughout the severalfigures indicate the same parts.

The present embodiment illustrates one' method of carrying my invention into effect and comprises a single blank, formed of paper board or other flexible material adapted to be folded. The blank, when unfolded,

appears as shown in Fig. 1, and includes a cell-carrying section 1, to which the cell forming partitions 2 are attached by means of the slits 3. The partitions 2, are arranged transversely, as shown, while 4 designate longitudinal partitions which 00-, operate with said partitions 2 to form the egg cells. The blank further comprises the bottom section 5 and cover section 6, while 7 designate the side sections, that is to say, the sections of the blank which form the exterior sides of the box when folded.

I desire to provide means for inspecting or candling the eggs Without removing them from the carrier, in order to permit the dealers Who receive eggs in large quanv tities already packed, to examine them before selling to a customer, and to this end, the blank is preferably provided with the section 8, which for convenience I term the permit the eggs to be inspected over a suitable light, in a dark room, as usual when candling. It is desirable to provide means for holding the candling sections in engagement with the cell forming partitions, and to this end, the section 8 includes the wall 10 having projecting portions 11 which are arranged to engage the recesses 11 in the longitudinal partition 4 and to overlie said partitions, as shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 7. It will be noted that the projecting portions 11 are disposed beneath the upper edge of the partition 4, as shown in Fig. 7, and thus serve to prevent longitudinal movement of the cell forming partitions as well as to hold the candling section, or supplemental bottom in engagement with the egg cells, whereby to support the eggs when the cover is removed.

While I have described my invention as -embodying the ca-ndling section 8, it will be obvious that this may be omitted, if it is desired to produce a cheaper or simpler carrier. In such cases, in order to retain the egg cells against longitudinal movement, the blank may be formed with a cut out or at tached portion or flap 12 which engages between the adjacent transverse partitions of the egg cells and serves to lock the partitions against movement relatively to the blank. In the present embodiment the candling section 8 is provided with a cut away portion or opening 13 through which the flap 12 projects, and it will be apparent that both the flap 12 and projecting portions 11 may be employed in the same structure, although preferably, these are alternative locking means to be used with or without the candling section, according to the particular requirements.

The transverse partitions of 'theegg cells may be formed with triangular portions 14 cooperating with the longitudinal walls so as to afford spaces or air chambers at the sides of the box which protect the eggs, and prevent their being subjected to any undue jarring or shaking during shipment.

The cover section 6 is preferably provided with the extension 15 having beveled ends 16 and V-shaped notches 17 which cooperate with the beveled portions 18 of the transverse partitions 2, so as to effect the ready centering and positioning of the 1cgovcr, and stabilizing it when closing the In order to. seal the box to prevent any unauthorized opening, I may provide a catch 19 on the extension 15, said catch being preferably formed of spring metal and arranged to engage a suitable notch in the side of the box. To this end, the cell carrying section 1 may be rovided .with the opening 20, within WhlCh the catch 19 engages, when the box is closed, as shown in Fig. 5. With this locking means, after the box is once closed, it can not be opened without breaking or tearing some portion, to release the catch 19. Such a locking means, while possessing certain advantages, is not essential, and it is to be understood ,that the other parts of my invention may features of my invention, and in the present application, I desire to include any such changes as may come within the scope of the claims hereinafter.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an egg carrier, the combination with a foldable blank having a cell-carryin section, of a plurality of separate cell orming partitions removably secured to said section, the blank having a bottom section, a candling section adjacent to the cell-carrying section and adapted to lie between the bottom section and the cells, projecting portions formed on the candling section and adapted to engage one of the cell-forming partitions, and a cover section.

2. In an egg carrier a foldable blank having a cell carrying section, said section being slotted to receive transverse cell-forming partitions, the blank having a bottom section and a cover section adapted to inclose the cells formed by the partitions, and a cut-out portion formed on the blank and arranged for engagement with one of said transverse partitions.

3. In an egg carrier, a foldable blank having-bottom, cover, and side sections, a cell carrying section arran ed adjacent to one of said side sections and provided with slots to receive cell-forming partitions, a candling section adjacent to the cell carrying section, and means for holding the candling section in engagement with the egg cells.

HENRY S. JENNE. Witnesses:

RUSSELL B. GRLrrrrH, H. E. STONEBRAKER. 

